Aprasia aurita KLUGE, 1974

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Higher Taxa	Pygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Eared Worm-lizard
Synonym	Aprasia aurita KLUGE 1974: 49 Aprasia aurita — COGGER 2000: 279 Abilaena aurita — WELLS 2007 Aprasia aurita — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (E South Australia, NW Victoria) Type locality: Ouyen, Victoria
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: NMV D599
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Aurita is unique in the genus Aprasia in possessing an external auditory meatus (Fig. 19). (Kluge 1974)
Comment	Limb morphology: Limbless. Distribution: not in NSW (fide Swan et al. 2017, Field Guide NSW).
Etymology	Named after Latin auris = ear; apparently named after the external ear-opening that’s present but almost entirely covered by a notched scale (still difficult to see in most images).
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Kluge, A. G. 1974. A taxonomic revision of the lizard family Pygopodidae. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, (147): 1-221. - get paper here Kluge, Arnold G. 1976. Phylogenetic relationships in the lizard family Pygopodidae: an evaluation of theory, methods and data. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (152): 1-72 - get paper here Wells, R. W. 2007. Some taxonomic and nomenclatural considerations on the class Reptilia. A review of species in the genus Aprasia GRAY 1839 (Aprasiaidae) including the description of a new genus. Australian Biodiversity Record (6): 1-17 - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/aurillive1.htm http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/pygopodidae.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Pygopodidae/Aprasia/aurita Google images

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